Man Turned His Farm Into An Animal Shelter That Not Only Has Dogs And Cats But Also Other Animals

• By Hussain
• December 21, 2021
• 4 minutes read

Each year, approximately 2.7 million dogs and cats are killed every year because shelters are too full and there aren’t enough adoptive homes. These poor animals have nowhere to go, but for this kindest man the need of to help stray animals changed the life of a person in Turkey. Meet Mert Akkök, who founded a private animal shelter on his farm near Istanbul. Mert Akkök sanctuary welcome any animal who doesn’t have a home or the one’s who need love and care. Mert has around 20 dogs, several cats, goats, birds, donkeys and other animals that many people may find unusual. His love for animals is huge. Mert takes care of them daily and give them attention and love. Animals that are sick, disabled or homeless always find a way to his shelter. This man is indeed doing such a great act of humanity. He rescues them for junkyard, forests, rural areas and even outside the city. He said that ” I try to find home for them and some of them stays with me forever specially the ones who are very old and sick, because nobody would adopt them. Mert even has 46 disabled seagulls that people may find it unusual, 1 blind horse, 3 geese. Scroll down below to see these amazing pictures.

1. Meet Mert Akkök, he has a private animal shelter in Istanbul

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2. Look at all these dogs, they all love him

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3. He’s the man with the kindest heart

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4. He has about 10 to 20 dogs on his farm, he found these poor doggos from junkyard, forests and rural areas

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5. All of these doggos are living their dream life, with the most caring dad

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6. These doggos seem really comfortable with him

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7. Well dogs are not the only one’s that are welcomed to his shelter

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8. This is a blind horse, he adopted her when she was a baby, now she is 3 years old

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9. He is such a caring dad for all of the animals, they are lucky to have him

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10. The loveliest selfie on the internet

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11. Look how much she adores him, the picture says it all

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12. We all need to have more men like him, world would be such a great place if more people have the same intentions as him

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13. He also adopted a baby donkey

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14. Take a look at this beautiful goat

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15. The way he is holding her, he just love them all by his heart

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16. “For the time being, I have 23 dogs. Most of them are unfortunately either old or disabled,” Mert shared with us

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17. Name a better selfie than this

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18. Look at the smile on the doggo’s face

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19.“I run into these animals myself. Because in Turkey, the government is not allowed to do them any harm or leave them in shelters for life”

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20. He is such a hero, we need more people like him

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This man is such a hero we all need more people like him so the world can be a better place. These poor animals had no place to go, no one to take care for them but this gentleman took all of them in his shelter and gave them the love they deserve. This is such an act of humanity. He used to live in the city and go outskirts of the city to help these homeless dogs on the weekend. He stated that some of these dogs I adopted myself because I couldn’t leave them where they lived. He is a living legend. Salute to this man. Let us know what do you think about this amazing story in the comment section below. Don’t forget to like and share. Stay tuned for more content.